GRE Word List
JUXTAPOSE
to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lofty | elevated in character and spirit : noble |
| soluble | susceptible of being dissolved in or as if in a liquid and especially water |
| aloof | removed or distant either physically or emotionally |
| pterodactyl | any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition |
| ruthless | having no pity : merciless |
| scuttle | a shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce) |
| bacchanal | orgy |
| fetter | a chain or shackle for the feet |
| transitory | of brief duration : temporary |
| aberration | the fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state |